N235UL

This airframe, registered as N235UL, is a McDonnell Douglas-built tanker variant delivered in 1976 bearing manufacturer serial number 46956. The airframe is a McDonnell Douglas KDC-10-30CF, currently recorded in the United States registry and owned by AIRCRAFT ENDEAVORS LLC of San Antonio, TX. Its recorded configuration is a dedicated tanker/refueling fit rather than a passenger layout, and its three-engine CF6 powerplant arrangement is consistent with its intended aerial refueling role. Registered in the US and operated from the owner's stated location, the aircraft’s documented identity centers on its specialized mission equipment and corporate ownership.

The cabin of this airframe is arranged in a tanker/refueling configuration as a KDC-10, and it is explicitly not in a passenger layout; internal tankage, hose-and-drogue equipment, and fueling system installations define the configuration. Avionics and specific mission system fitments are not published, though the aircraft’s CF6-50C engines and long-range capability support sustained tanker operations. Typical mission profiles for this configuration emphasize long-range refueling sorties and extended loitering on air-refill tracks rather than passenger transport; operations are conducted from the owner/operator base in San Antonio, TX. Maintenance considerations for this particular airframe will center on aging airframe inspections, three-engine propulsion system upkeep, and continued certification of refueling hardware.

The KDC-10-30CF belongs to a family positioned for long-range, heavy-payload tanker and transport missions driven by three high-thrust CF6 turbofans, offering a cruise speed near 490 kts and transoceanic range. Competing market niches include twin-engine widebodies converted for tanker work or newer multi-role freighter/tanker conversions; demand for legacy three-engine tankers is typically specialist and driven by military or government and select commercial airborne-refueling customers. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe emphasize legacy systems support, availability of CF6-50C componentry, and the economics of sustaining a 1976-built, tanker-configured widebody in the civil registry.